Inventor · Villanova, PA, US

Bob M. Dobbins

31Patents
12h-index
18Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 10, 1984 → Apr 13, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4628194A Method and apparatus for currency validation Physics 238 Expired
US5167313A Method and apparatus for improved coin, bill and other currency acceptance and slug or counterfeit rejection Physics 232 Expired
US4727245A Portable data scanner with removable modular printer Physics 156 Expired
US5330041A Method and apparatus for improved coin, bill and other currency acceptance and slug or counterfeit rejection Physics 64 Expired
US8770372B2 Coin and bill dispensing safe Physics 25 Active
US4785927A Vending machine control with product delivery motor home detection, motor speed control and power supply Physics 25 Expired
US4775824A Motor control for banknote handing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US5443144A Method and apparatus for improved coin, bill and other currency acceptance and slug or counterfeit rejection Physics 15 Expired
US7516832B2 Two door electronic safe Physics 15 Active
US4842120A Jam reducing apparatus for use in a coin operated machine Physics 14 Expired
USD308201S Portable data scanner General 13 Expired
USD308968S Bar code scanner cradle General 12 Expired
US8905579B2 Vending machine having LED lamp with control and communication circuits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US5564548A Method and apparatus for currency acceptance and slug or counterfeit rejection Physics 11 Expired
US4817010A Vending machine control with improved vendor selector switch detection and decoding apparatus Physics 7 Expired
US5730272A Method for improved coin, bill and other currency acceptance and slug or counterfeit rejection Physics 7 Expired
US6929110B2 Coin chute with optical coin discrimination Physics 6 Expired
US4800389A Radar apparatus Physics 6 Expired
US7779983B2 Two door electronic safe Physics 4 Active
US9142079B2 Coin and bill dispensing safe Physics 3 Active
US9799179B2 Method and apparatus for mobile cash transportation Physics 2 Active
US9406208B2 Mobile cash transport system with tampering triggered ink deployment Physics 2 Active
US9619957B2 Coin and bill dispensing safe Physics 2 Active
US9947166B2 Coin and bill dispensing safe Physics 1 Active
US9593811B2 Retrofit LED lamp assembly in a vending machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.